Mechanical control of the splicing factor PTBP1 regulates extracellular matrix stiffness-induced cell proliferation and mechanomemory
Erdmann, K. S.; Tseng, P. L.; Sun, W.; Salem, A.; Macfarlane, S.; Gad, A. K.; Collins, M.
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Cells sense and respond to mechanical cues from their environment. Mechanical cues are important for many biological processes, including embryonic development, ageing, cellular homeostasis, and diseases. Cells translate mechanical cues into cellular biochemical signals that govern cellular behaviour, like cell proliferation or migration, via a process called mechanotransduction. However, this process and the proteins involved remain incompletely understood. Here, we present an unbiased and large-scale approach to identify proteins involved in mechanotransduction. The screen revealed that the splicing factor PTBP1 is a novel mechanotransducer. We show that the nuclear localisation of PTBP1 depends on extracellular matrix stiffness, cell density, and the actomyosin-based contractility of the cell. Furthermore, we demonstrate that PTBP1 promotes the mechanosensitive splicing of the adapter protein Numb and that alternative splicing of Numb is crucial for matrix stiffness-induced cell proliferation and mechanomemory. Our results support the idea that changes in alternative splicing are an integral part of mechanotransduction and provide a mechanism by which matrix stiffness regulates cell proliferation and the formation of a mechanomemory in cells.
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